OUR HISTORY

THE FAMILY TRADITION

George Todoroff

George founded the Jackson Coney Island restaurant in 1914. He created
his famous recipe for Coney Island Chili Sauce, and the Coney Island hot
dog was born. He also created his recipe for Chili Con Carne. George's
Jackson Coney Island offered a menu of Coney Island hot dogs, Chili Con
Carne, baked beans, pies, soft drinks, beer, and wine.

His Jackson Coney Island restaurant was located in front of the Jackson
Train Station on East Michigan Avenue and was open 24 hours everyday. Many
of the train engineers and conductors, and passengers, would walk into
the restaurant through the back door for a lunch of Coneys, a plate of
baked beans or a bowl of Chili Con Carne, and a beer. During the next 31
years, he sold 17,000,000 Coney Islands. George retired in 1945.

(Today, Todoroff Foods Incorporated produces,
markets, and sells George Todoroff's delicious creations under the
names Todoroff's® Original Chili and Todoroff's® Original
Chili Con Carne With Beans.)

Tom Todoroff (George's son)

Tom carried on the Coney Island tradition in Jackson with four restaurants,
and one in Ann Arbor.

Tom purchased his first restaurant, the Star Grill
on East Michigan Avenue in Jackson, in 1936. He remodeled the restaurant
and then renamed it to the Family Lunch. He offered a full service menu
in contrast to the limited menu that his father offered at the Jackson Coney
Island. However, the Coney Island hot dog remained his signature food, and
would remain so in all of his future restaurants. Tom sold the Family Lunch
restaurant in 1943 after receiving his 60 day draft notice for World War II.

On the day that Tom reported for the draft, the government informed him that
they had filled their draft quota. With a wife and three children at home,
Tom took a job in a manufacturing plant while he searched for a restaurant to
purchase. He found Mac's Café on Courtland Street in Jackson. He
leased Mac's Café and opened it for business in 1946. Mac's Café
was small and offered limited potential, but it allowed Tom to return to the
restaurant business that he loved, while he searched for a more suitable restaurant.

Tom discovered the State Grill restaurant on Main Street in Ann Arbor. The
State Grill was considerably larger than Mac's Café. Being located in
a college town (the University of Michigan), it was also much busier. Tom
purchased the State Grill in 1947, sold a lot of Coney Island hot dogs, and
did quite well. However, he was living in Ann Arbor near his business while
his family was living in Jackson. Two years later, he sold the State Grill
and returned to Jackson and was reunited with his his family.

Tom bought the Loomis Park Grill on East Michigan Avenue in Jackson and opened
for business in 1949. His son, Richard, became his partner in 1958. In 1960,
they built a new Loomis Park Grill restaurant at the same location. They
promoted the Coney Island hot dog and continued the family reputation for
making the best Coneys anywhere. Tom sold his partnership and retired in 1964.

Tom visited his son, Richard, at the new Todoroff's Original Coney Island from
time to time. He realized that he still had some restaurant years left in him,
so he purchased a small restaurant close to his home. He opened Tommy's Coney
Island on South Jackson Road in Jackson in 1967. Tom finally retired in 1971
after 37 years of restaurant ownership.

Richard carried on the Coney Island tradition in Jackson with three restaurants.
Upon resigning from the United States Air Force in 1957, Richard accepted a
partnership with his father at the Loomis Park Grill in 1958. In 1964 Richard
changed the name of their restaurant to Todoroff's Restaurant.

Two years after Tom retired, Richard pursued his dream of creating a restaurant
based on the Coney Island hot dog concept using a limited menu. He opened
Todoroff's Original Coney Island restaurant on Spring Arbor Road in Jackson in
1967.

Richard transferred the restaurant operation to a different location, and
re–opened Todoroff's Original Coney Island on East Ganson Street in
Jackson in 1971. During the following years, Richard aggressively marketed
and promoted the Coney Island hot dog. During the mid and late 1970s, he
implemented shrewd pricing on his Coney Island hot dogs. His restaurant's
sales of Coneys climbed dramatically and his restaurant earned a
reputation as serving the finest Coney Islands in Michigan. Richard retired
on August 31, 2002 after 44 years of restaurant ownership.

Kurt started development of the franchise concept in late 1996. By the end of
1997, he had completed all of the franchise development. In 1998 he started
defining the operational requirements, configuration, and design of the first
restaurant. Kurt's brother, Keith (an architect), expressed an interest in
designing the first Todoroff's Original Coney Island restaurant. After Keith
reviewed the requirements and design package, the brothers signed the architectural
contract on August 17, 1999. Construction for the prototype commenced on April
19, 2001.

Kurt owned and operated
the prototype Todoroff's
Original Coney Island franchise restaurant at 1200 West Parnall Road in Jackson,
which opened on October 1, 2001.

THE CONEY ISLAND HOT DOG

The All-American hot dog has been around for a long time. George Todoroff
improved this American favorite when he created his famous recipe for
Coney Island Chili Sauce in 1914. He added this one–of–a–kind jewel to
the hot dog, along with mustard and onions, and the Coney Island hot dog
as we know it, was born.

THE BUSINESS

Of all the companies that started business when we did in 1914, ours
is one of the few still around to celebrate their anniversary in
.
That's an accomplishment we can be proud of.

Our company belongs in a very special and select group. Many companies
have come and gone since we started business, but few have stayed in
business as long as ours.

History and experience show that most companies fold before they're two
years old. Not many reach the age of five. Only well managed companies
survive today.

We are proud of the age that our company has reached. It makes good
business sense to let our customers, suppliers, and friends know about it.

After all, people prefer doing business with a solidly established company
that's been around as long as ours. As our years have accumulated, our
reputation for reliability, quality, service, and integrity has grown with
them. Nothing inspires customers' confidence more than trading with an old,
experienced firm they know they can count on.